From June 11- July 3, 2017, a group of Blake students traveled to the bustling city of Hanoi, the lively city of Saigon, and the peaceful and quiet rural areas of both sides of the country.
Julia Abraham ‘19, a student on the trip, gives a summary of what they did on the Vietnam trip. She says...

Show off those pale ashy legs with some timeless “Jorts” or classic Nike Athletic shorts. Shorts aren’t just for summer, and with Blake’s bipolar heating there is no reason not to take off those “leg prisons” (pants) and bring the summer to school.
Leis and Hawaiian shirts don’t...

¡Hola! Hello! Bonjour! Hallo! Salam! I just greeted you in Spanish, English, French, Dutch, and Azerbaijani. Why? To emphasize the fact that learning a second, third, fourth, or even fifth language is immensely beneficial to your standing in the world around you. Sure, you’ll probably only speak Az...

Matt:
I essentially did nothing this summer. I had no job. Each day I would float between the country club and my house, with the occasional time with friends in between tennis lessons and rounds of golf. It was fantastic
Of course it would have been nice to have a little bit of extra money to waste ...

The State Fair may be the only week where Minnesotans gather in one setting, sharing warm smiles and even warmer cheese curds. Absolutely nothing compares to flavors at the Fair. It’s as if every past opinion regarding calories and dieting vanishes for these seven days – we can’t help to think th...

Throughout summer break, students, at Blake and other schools, take part in many fun outdoor activities. Many students attended outdoor music festivals, a common topic of conversation during the warm summer days. In Minnesota alone, there were many music festivals that were popular in the Blake commu...

Sports books are a great way to fulfill the necessity of a solid summer book. They come in both nonfiction and fiction form, and encompass an area as wide as the sports they cover. During long summer days, when mid-season baseball is the most exciting event on TV, a good sports book acts as a porta...

Forcing yourself into a job or internship might seem like a waste of time, but actually, it’s a hidden gem. Summer is intended to be a “break” from life, but a job is a necessity to a student’s understanding of how to encounter “the real world” after high school. A job can be a crucial lea...

Stumbling
Blindly
“No way,”
They say
“Not possible”
As I try
Try harder than
I ever have
Getting better
Faster
Stronger
Someday,
I’ll be there
Up at the top
Where the best lie
In wait
For the newcomer
I’ll be...

The road was tired and gray, winding its way past various houses, also tired and gray. The hours moved slowly, the people there moving even slower. With little help and support from the outside world, the life and color of the Native Americans on the White Earth Indian Reservation was slowly being sucked...

This summer I volunteered for the Siembra pre-school program at El Centro, a Hispanic community center on Chicago Avenue. I walked into the lobby on my first day expecting to say “hola” to the receptionist, but instead I was greeted with a “hello.”
Throughout my first week the same thing...

Home. In one swift action I drop my hefty duffle, shut the door. I am faced head on with this sad reality. Looking into the abyss of my unmade bed, wrappers and stray papers leftover from finals, my eyes snap shut. A feverish swirl of senses: visions of stargazing and the scent of rich redwoods, a chorus...